Umbrella.



PATENTED OCT. 23, 1906.

T. B. ABBOTT.

UMBRELLA. APPLICATION `FILED AUG. 2B, 1905.

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UNITED STATES" PATENT OEEIOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 23, 1906.

Application filed August 28, 1905. Serial No. 276,172.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, THOMAS B. ABBOTT, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Sale, in the State of Victoria, Australia, haveinvented. certain new and useful lmprovements in Umbrellas; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to umbrellas; and one of the principal objects ofthe same is to provide means for raising and lowering the umbrella froma position near the upper end of the handle.

Umbrellas as usually constructed' require to be opened by extending thehand under the cover and up to the runner or slide.

In my improvements as contemplated the umbrella may be raised from apoint within easy reach from the'handle end of the stick.

Another object is to provide means whereby the umbrella may be raisedWithout reach ing und er the umbrella and in which the umbrella may beclosed or lowered by gravity.

Still another obj ect is to improve and simplify the construction ofumbrellas of this character.

These and other Objects are attained by means of' the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is alongitudinal sectional view through the stick of an umbrella made inaccord ance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on theline 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a sectional view through one of the ribs and braces, and Fig.5 is a sectional view through one of the levers which support therib-braces and through the runner to which it is attached.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of myinvention, the numeral 1 designates the stick, which is preferably, andas shown, of the tubular type and made of metal. The handle 2 may besecured to the stick in any suitable manenlargements 7 within the ribsand to permit them to move a required distance therein the U-shaped ribsat this point are provided with inwardly-bent iianges 8, and at the endsthe flanges are bent down to form stops for the enlargements at the endsof the braces. Pivotally connected to the runner 9 by means of a wire 10are a series of brace-supports 11, said supports being connected attheir upper ends to the braces by means of rivets or pins 12. The runner9 has connected to its lower end by means of a pin 14 a connecting-rod15, extending within the stick 1, the lower end of said connecting-rodbeing attached to a slide 16 near the handle by means of a pin 17, saidslide having an enlargement 18 to render the same readily movable bymeans of the thumb or rst linger of the hand. The stick is slotted at 19and 20 to permit the runner and slide to move upon the stick 1.

The operation of my invention may be described as follows: By taking theumbrella in the hand and moving the slide forward the umbrella isreadily opened, and a catch 21 springs out to hold the slide frombackward movement. When the umbrella is opened, the braces slide withinthe ribs and the bracesupports move upon their pivots and upon the wirewhich secures them to the runner. When it is desired to lower theumbrella, by merely pressing upon the catch 21 the weight ofthe ribs andcover will close the umbrella.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that the connecting-rod need notbe attached to the runner, but could be arranged to merely sustain therunner by means of a cross-rod similar to the pin, and when the slidewas operated the runner would be pushed upward to hold the umbrella inopen position. A reverse movement would permit the cover to close.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An umbrella'comprising a stick, a runner mounted to slide thereon, aslide near the handle of the stick, a connecting-rod within the stickand connecting the slide and runner, a series of brace-supportsconnected to the upper end of the runner, a series of braces to whichthe upper ends of the brace-supports IOO IIO

or slide on the stick, a shank to move between the flanges, andStretcher-supports connected -to said stretohers and to the runner,substan- I;

tially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand n presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

T. B. ABBOTT.

i Witnesses:

BENJ. G. CowL, Jos. N. THOMPSON.

